August 23, 2007 / Front Page

A couple of weeks of practice in this heat has toughened an already tough team of Washington-Wilkes Tigers as they prepare for something of a rebuilding season which begins with the annual preseason Jamboree tomorrow night in Elberton. More...

Washington firefightersfought a stubborn firein the historic district last week that heavily damaged a home on East Liberty Street. Firefighters were called to the home of Lee and Amanda Hiland just after 11:15 p.m. More...

All my life I've heard folks say, "I'm being totally honest," and while I know what they're saying I wonder what it actually means to be totally honest and do we just say that because it sounds good and helps confirm our stand asbeing an honest pe More...

Graveside services for Lois Louise McClure Jones, 80, of Metasville, were held Saturday, August 18, 2007, at Rehoboth Baptist Church Cemetery with Ed Goodwin officiating. She died Thursday, August 16, at Wills Memorial Hospital. More...

Graveside services for Virginia (Totsie) Persons Pharis, 94, will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery in Granville, Ohio, at a date to be announced. She died Wednesday, August 15, 2007, in Lexington, Ky. Mrs. More...

In their regular August meeting Monday night, members of the Wilkes County Board of Education voted to put the next SPLOST referendum on the November ballot, awarded the contract for the new schools' electrical service, and saw the new way schools More...

Mule Day volunteers are needed for a meeting tonight. Preparations are underway for the upcoming Mule Day Festival, and the Chamber of Commerce needs local individuals, youth groups, and civic groups to take part. More...

The Georgia Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition is sponsoring "Dessert with the Doctor" on Saturday, August 25, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Madison-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce. More...

Pamela Eaton of Washington- Wilkes has received a certificateof completion for the connoisseurship course, "Appraising Antiques and Decorative Arts," from the Personal Property Appraisal CertificateProgram of the University of Georgia. More...

TO THE EDITOR: A good group of people braved the heat to donate blood at our drive sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and Shepeard Community Blood Center. Thanks to the faithful regular donors and a few new donors. More...

The Washington-Wilkes Tiger softball team beat the Fighting Irish for the third time in the 2007 home opener on Tuesday, August 21, by the impressive score of 11-1. Nikki Freeman picked up the win, pitching four shutout innings. More...

Q: Can you please tell me why NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car owners don't like running on 85 percent nitro instead of the old rule, which was 90 percent? Why did the NHRA do this? I think the cars sounded better at 90 percent. -- Paul L. More...

IV and Gabby Bray of Lawrenceville announce the birth of their daughter, Emily Grace, on Tuesday, August 14, at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Emily weighed 8 lbs.10 ozs. and was 21 inches long. More...

Kelley Randall and Patrick Castaneda of Clinton, S.C., were honored at an engagement party on Saturday evening, August 18, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Holbrook Raynal in Clinton, S.C. Co-hosts with the Raynals were Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Adair, Mr. More...

Jack Durham Marable, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brent Marable of Watkinsville, celebrated his third birthday on two occasions with family and friends at a beach-themed party and Low Country Boil at the Marable home Saturday and Sunday, July 21 and 22. More...